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What Causes Calf Cramps Post Ankle Reconstruction?
I am just over 4 weeks post ankle reconstruction and have a knee to foot cast. For the last 48 hours I have been experiencing extreme calf cramps. I can t relieve it with painkillers and am hydrated. Sometimes it hurts when the foot is elevated, other times it is when the leg is down. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. Is it normal and how can I alleviate it?
Tue, 8 Mar 2016
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You may try doing clenching of calf several minutes several times a day and active toe movements and quadriceps drill also under a physiotherapists supervision, it will help. take calcium and vitamin E supplements also alonwith neurobion forte tabs.So engage a physiotherapist to initiate this exercise and once learnt, may practice many times by self throughout waking hours
best wishes
You may try doing clenching of calf several minutes several times a day and active toe movements and quadriceps drill also under a physiotherapists supervision, it will help. take calcium and vitamin E supplements also alonwith neurobion forte tabs.So engage a physiotherapist to initiate this exercise and once learnt, may practice many times by self throughout waking hours
best wishes
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